FRIDAY, 1 JUNE 2012

A DAY IN THE TWIN CITIES AND THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI

Seven AM arrived all too soon, but it brought some nice photo ops at Mounds Park.

St. Paul Minnesota skyline

capitol

Mississippi River

sacred Indian mound

Wabasha Bridge in St. Paul provided some more nice views.

St. Paul, Minnesota

Raspberry Island

grain barges

On the way to Minneapolis we stopped to see St. Paul's Cathedral. It is absolutely beautiful.

and the capitol

Next was, Stone Arch Bridge, in downtown Minneapolis. There is a small dam and several locks.

At 1400 we took a short cruise up the Mississippi. It was supposed to go downstream, but the river level was high from recent rains, and the boat couldn’t navigate under a nearby railroad bridge, so we went upstream, through an industrial area.

Minneapolis, Minnesota skyline

After the cruise we went to the Mall of America. The size of it is impressive. It’s neat for the locals to have a year round amusement park inside.